At 2:23 PM -0500 3/4/03, SLBESQ@aol.com wrote:
>the 67.5 (at least) had only PCV. when i used to have to get my car smogged
>(early 90's), this was problematic. the book says "PCV," which stands for
>"positive crankcase ventilation." my car being stock at the time had the
>requisite vent in top of the valve cover, with hose to the air filter
>element. the problem arose when the idiot at the smog test station began
>looking for a valve. he (and others i approached) equated "PCV" with "PCV
>valve." mine had no valve, and none i've seen have a valve, just the vent.
>no independent smog station would certify my car. finally, the nissan dealer
>in studio city tested it and it passed. they handed me my certificate and
>told me never to bring my car there again, and not to send any buddies with
>roadsters there either.
When I tried to take my 70 1600 t0 Universal City Nissan years ago,
they wouldn't test it because it had no NOX device....What's a NOX
device?
-Marc
In Texas now where it has to be inspected every year. (The handbrake
test always gets me nervous)
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